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Veridian Credit Union Cedar Rapids

Veridian Credit Union seeks public nominations for $50,000 in Giving Tuesday donations

Veridian Credit Union will award $50,000 to five nonprofit organizations as part of its Giving Tuesday initiative, with the public invited to submit nominations through Nov. 9. The credit union will randomly select one nonprofit from each of its five…

Ensuring nonprofits are prepared for the future

Is your nonprofit planning for the future or are you stuck in an endless loop…

South Slope provides matching grants to several organizations

North Liberty-based South Slope Cooperative Communications and West Des Moines-based Aureon announced Wednesday, June 1,…

Left to right: Eric Benson (Aureon), Joe Kell (Commander Fairfax American and Park Director) William Wicks (Boy Scout Troop 37), Mark Ekstrom (Fairfax American Legion), Bernie Frieden (Fairfax Mayor), Bre Horstman (South Slope). CREDIT SOUTH SLOPE

Livestream platform aims to connect charities with younger donors

When Matt Pfaltzgraff worked as a director of a regional payment association in Des Moines,…

Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation awards $420,000 to 19 nonprofits

The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has awarded $420,308 to 19 organizations to strengthen and…

More work, fewer hands

It’s no secret that employers have struggled with workforce issues over the past year –…

Nonprofits found creative ways to fulfill missions in a challenging year

By most accounts, the need for nonprofit agencies has never been greater than in the…

Grants to promote postsecondary training and education

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Gov. Kim Reynolds announced awards to 65 applicants for the Coronavirus…

Wells Fargo limits PPP loans amid fed asset cap

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Wells Fargo & Co. is expecting to be a big…

Waypoint helps navigate Iowa’s child care crisis

Kids enrolled in Waypoint’s KidsPoint program play on equipment at the nonprofit’s headquarters in downtown…

IWLC rebrands with a global vision

Women Lead Change CEO Tiffany O’Donnell, shown in 2017 with Dubuque conference keynote speakers Lauren…

CBJ Q&A: Mary Wheeler of Horizons

By Adam Moore [email protected] New Horizons CEO Mary Wheeler returned from the Twin Cities last…

Nonprofits talk recruiting wins and woes

A volunteer sorts food at the Crisis Center food bank in a file photo. The…

Stoking the fires of nonprofit innovation

Girls With Ideas Founder and CEO Allison Poss works with Abbie Schneider at the Iowa…

Getting the most from your volunteers

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Column Over the last few months, I’ve had the opportu­nity…

Better recruitment makes for better boards

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Column Many boards appoint their nominating committees to identify and…